Understanding word classes

Question 1 of 10

1

A noun is a naming word e.g. table, love, Cambridge

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

Which of the following groups are types of nouns?

Select one or more of the following:

Common
Proper
Abstract
Active
Passive
Collective

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

Look at the text in this image. Drag and drop the capital letters to correctly identify the proper nouns being used here.

Select correct option below corresponding to the highlighted orange point

S

W

C

P

E

Y

M

B

F

A

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Proper nouns always start with capital letters

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

What is the correct definition of a verb?

Select one of the following:

A word that describes an action
A word that describes a state of doing, having or being
A word that describes how an action is being done
A word that describes a noun

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

Verbs can be active, being done by the person, animal etc. . or they can be passive, being done to or experienced by the person, animal etc. . Choose from the drop-down menus to correctly label the verbs in these sentences as either active or passive.

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Adverbs describe how actions are done

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Choose the adverb from the drop-down menus that most vividly describe the verb in each sentence.

1) I laid out the new halyard on deck, flaking it ( neatly, carefully, slowly ) so there were no twists.

2) She threw her arms around her friend, kissed her ( extravagantly, passionately, lightly ), and then ran home.

3) She danced ( ecstatically, gracefully, beautifully )

4) My thoughts raced ( madly., wildly., quickly. )

5) I felt my head spin ( giddily, wildly, madly ) to the point of fainting.

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

A noun phrase contains a noun and at least one adjective to describe it.

Select one of the following:

True
False

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Extra detail can be added to nouns to create noun phrases. These make writing more interesting. To create noun phrases you need to start with a noun and then add adjectives in front of the noun to describe it. Noun phrases can be extended further by adding phrases after the noun that start with a preposition.

For each of the nouns listed, drag and drop an adjective in front and a phrases after to create an extended noun phrase.

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Select correct option below corresponding to the highlighted orange point

alarmingly busy

busy

the alarmingly busy

near the playground

near the children's playground

the big fluffy

the big

fluffy

on the sofa

over there

under the sofa

the biggest

the small

the large

in the Antarctic

on the Antarctic

over the Antarctic

a beautiful, lasting

a lovely

an amazing

in a place like this

on a place like this

through a place like this

the towering white wedding

the tall wedding

the white wedding

on the table

under the table

in the table

	Created by Sarah Holmes over 9 years ago

A quiz of various question types to help learners understanding how the different parts of speech in English work.

Understanding word classes

Understanding word classes

Question 1 of 10

A noun is a naming word e.g. table, love, Cambridge

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

Which of the following groups are types of nouns?

Select one or more of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

Look at the text in this image. Drag and drop the capital letters to correctly identify the proper nouns being used here.

Select correct option below corresponding to the highlighted orange point

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

Proper nouns always start with capital letters

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

What is the correct definition of a verb?

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

Click on each orange point and select the correct answer.

Verbs can be active, being done by the person, animal etc. . or they can be passive, being done to or experienced by the person, animal etc. . Choose from the drop-down menus to correctly label the verbs in these sentences as either active or passive.

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

Adverbs describe how actions are done

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

Select from the dropdown lists to complete the text.

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

A noun phrase contains a noun and at least one adjective to describe it.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

Select correct option below corresponding to the highlighted orange point

Explanation